NR452 Capstone Course RUA- Capstone Evidence-Based Practice Paper Guidelines 

Purpose 

To analyze own performance on the integrated comprehensive assessments and reflect on areas of opportunity and strategies to promote NCLEX-RN success and transition into practice. The student will apply the priority concept (topic) to evidence-based professional practice upon which nurses have the ability to resolve or have a positive impact. There is a focus on the healthcare disparities of the individual, as well as ethical and legal implications to professional practice. The student will discuss how an interdisciplinary approach promotes quality improvement for the patient and evidence-based professional practice, driving positive outcomes. 

Course outcomes:This assignment enables the student to meet the following course outcomes: 

CO # 1: Synthesize knowledge from sciences, humanities, and nursing in managing the needs of humans as consumers of healthcare in a patient-centered environment. (PO#1) 

CO # 2: Integrate communication and relationship skills in teamwork and collaboration functioning effectively with health team members and consumers of care. (PO#3) 

CO # 3: Utilize information technology to manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making with health team members and consumers of care. (PO# 8) 

CO # 4 Integrate critical thinking, clinical reasoning skills, best current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient/family preferences/values in the implementation of the nursing process. (PO# 4) 

CO # 5: Explore the impact of professional standards, legislative issues, ethical principles, and values on professional nursing, using data to monitor outcomes and improve quality and safety. (PO# 5, 6) 

Due date: Your faculty member will inform you when this assignment is due. The Late Assignment Policy applies to this assignment. 

Total points possible: 250 points Preparing the assignment 

Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment. Speak with your faculty member if you have questions. 

• Track performance on the comprehensive assessments by logging NCLEX-RN Client Need Category performance on the Individual Student ATI Assessment Trends: Longitudinal Performance tool. 
• Based on individual performance on the comprehensive assessments, prioritize the top concept (topic) of greatest opportunity. 
• Include the following criteria for each identified concept (topic): The NCSBN NCLEX-RN Test Plan will support this process (detailed criteria listed below and in the Grading Rubric must match exactly).  a. Priority Concept (Topic)- 20 points/8% 
  • Identify the priority concept (topic) of opportunity.
  • Provide a description of how this aligns with the NCLEX-RN Test Plan as indicated by performance in the Individual Student ATI Assessment Trends Table.
  • Identify a minimum of two learning strategies that you plan to implement to address your learning need. 
  • Identify a minimum of two resources that you will integrate into your NCLEX-RN Readiness plan to assist you with improving the identified learning need. 

NR452_RUA- Capstone Evidence-Based GuidelinesRevised: 03/20211 

  

Individual Student ATI Assessment Trends: Longitudinal Performance   Table 

 

ATI   Assessment 

Title 

NCLEX-RN Client Need Categories: 

Students will log   their individual assessment performance in each category below and highlight   the scores below 60% or lowest three scores for each assessment 

 

Course 

Management of Care 

Safety & 

Infection 

Control 

Health 

Promotion & 

Maintenance 

Psychosocial Integrity 

Basic Care & Comfort 

Pharma-

cological & Parental 

Therapies 

Reduction   of Risk Potential 

Physiological Adaptation 

 

ATI Capstone 

Comprehensive 

Assessment B 

NR-446 

73.3

66.7

85.7

57.1

85.7

45.5

88.9

80

 

ATI Comprehensive   Practice- Form A 

NR-452 

53.3

66.7

42.9

71.4

57.1

72.7

66.7

50

Based on individual performance on the comprehensive assessments, prioritize the top concept (topic) of greatest opportunity: 

1)  

Apply the priority concept (topic) of greatest opportunity below: 

Identified Priority Concept (Topic):  Health Promotion and Maintenance

     

Learning

Needs:

Identify     the concept

(topic) and provide

a description of how

this aligns with the

NCLEX-RN Test Plan.

*Utilize     the National

Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)     

NCLEX-RN     Test Plan for 

assistance.     

Health     Promotion and

Maintenance – 

the     nurse provides and directs nursing care of the client that incorporates     knowledge of expected growth and development; prevention and early     detection of health problems, and strategies to achieve optimal health

   

Learning     Strategies: 

Identify     a minimum of two learning strategies     that you plan to implement to address your learning need. 

1)  ATI adaptive quizzes 50-100 questions per     day

2)  Review VCAS NCLEX live review on each course

      

Learning Resources: 

Identify a minimum     of two     resources that you will integrate into your NCLEX-RN Readiness plan to     assist you with improving the identified learning need. 

1)  Saunders Comprehensive     NCLEX-RN review

2)  Comprehensive     NCLEX- RN review book

      

In this paper the student will provide a detailed description of the relationship between the category from the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint, the priority concept (topic), and professional practice. 

• Write a 4-6 page paper (not including the title page or reference page) using APA format 
• Include the following sections 
  • Introduction- 20 points/8% 
    • Offer a detailed description of the statement of purpose for the paper. 
    • Identify a priority concept (topic) from the Individual Student ATI Assessment Trends: Longitudinal Performance Table drawn from one (1) of the four (4) main categories of the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint: 
      • Assurance of a safe and effective care environment 
      • Health promotion and maintenance of health 
      • Preservation of the patient population’s psychosocial integrity 
      • Preservation of the patient population’s physiological integrity 
    • Provide a detailed description of the relationship between the category from the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint and the priority concept (topic). 
  • Importance – 20 points/8% 
    • Describe the importance of the priority concept (topic) to professional practice 
    • Describe the health of the patient population.
    • Include the potential negative effect to professional practice if the priority concept (topic) is unresolved.
    • Include the potential negative effect to the patient population if the priority concept (topic) is unresolved.
  • Healthcare Disparities, Inequalities, and Interventions- 70 points/28% 
    • Identify patient populations that may be negatively influenced by the priority concept (topic) if unresolved. 
    • Identify healthcare resources to support evidence-based professional practice related to the priority concept (topic). 
    • Summarize potential priority concept (topic) healthcare disparities and inequalities related to diverse populations. 
    • Propose an evidence-based solution for the priority concept (topic) related to healthcare disparities. 
    • Identify three (3) evidence-based practice interventions.
    • Prioritize the identified evidence-based practice interventions and provide rationale. 
    • Discuss two (2) patient education considerations related to the priority concept (topic).
  • Legal & Ethical Considerations and Intervention Challenges- 40 points/16% 
    • Identify at least one (1) ethical and one (1) legal implication for addressing the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. 
    • Discuss at least one (1) strategy in prevention of an ethical dilemma related to the priority concept (topic) in professional practice.
    • Discuss at least one (1) strategy in prevention of legal consequences related to the priority concept (topic) in professional practice.
    • Identify one (1) anticipated challenge to the success of preventing the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. 
    • Identify one (1) anticipated challenges to the success of resolving the priority concept (topic) in professional practice. 
  • Participants and Interdisciplinary Approach – 20 points/8% 
    • Identify all the parties who will be involved in the implementation of the priority concept (topic) interventions. 
    • Discuss the role of each member in the intervention implementation for the priority concept (topic). 
    • Identify a minimum of two (2) members of a discipline outside of nursing. 
    • Discuss the benefit of including the identified interdisciplinary member from disciplines outside nursing to promote evidence-based professional practice. 
  • Quality Improvement– 20 points/8% 
    • Provide at least one (1) benefit in patient outcomes from addressing the priority concept (topic) within the clinical environment. 
    • Provide at least one (1) benefit to the nursing profession that will result from addressing this priority concept (topic) in clinical professional practice. 
    • Discuss at least one (1) resource utilized to promote improved patient outcomes in the clinical environment. 
    • Discuss at least one (1) resource utilized to increase professional nurse knowledge promoting improved clinical professional practice.